ASUS Showcases Mini PCs – ROG GR8, VivoPC, VivoMini, and ChromeBox

More space on your table, power efficient, value for money.

ASUS showcased their compact, svelte, and elegant MiniPCs last April 17, 2015 in R Space, Makati City: the high-performance, built-for-gaming ASUS ROG GR8, the smaller-than-an-A4-sheet-of-paper ASUS VivoPC, the even smaller and sleeker ASUS VivoMini, and the speedy and secure full Chrome OS experience ASUS ChromeBox.

ASUS MiniPCs mean more space in your workspace (less bulk, easier to move around when cleaning). Small doesn’t mean less powerful. You’d be surprised. Full specs at the end of this post.

Play Without Limits: the ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) GR8

Compact and powerful, the ROG GR8 blends console size with gaming PC specs. With has a chassis with a volume of only 2.5 liters, and running on an Intel Core-i7 processor and an Nvidia GTX 750Ti graphics card, the ROG GR8 is more than adequate to run the latest games in high detail and at 1080p resolution. It also incorporates ROG gaming features such as the Sonic Radar II, GameFirst III, and Sonic Studio.

The ROG GR8 comes with an ASUS M801 mechanical keyboard and an ROG Gladius mouse and is available at PC Express, Villman, Thinking Tools Cebu for SRP PhP 57,990.

Great Things Come in Small Packages

Occupying a space smaller than an A4 paper, the VivoPC is perfect for inconspicuous placing – be it behind monitors or TVs via VESA mounts, underneath desks, or simply on tabletops.

The VivoPC’s storage and memory can be upgraded – it can accommodate a single 3.5” desktop HDD, or two 2.5” HDDs or SSDs, while its memory can be upgraded up to 16GB. It is also compatible with the latest 802.11ac standard for high-speed wireless connectivity.

Small Size Without Compromise

Though smaller than the VivoPC, the VivoMini skimps on neither performance nor functionality. It runs on Intel Core-i processors with 4GB of RAM which can be upgraded to 16GB. It utilizes a 32GB mSATA SSD which is also upgradeable to 256GB. The VivoMini supports 4K and up to three independent displays. It also operates silently, generating only 18.5dB and consuming 6.95W at idle. Price and availability to be announced.

Get the Full Experience of Google’s ChromeOS in the ASUS ChromeBox

The perfect partner for those looking out for the best Chrome OS experience, the ASUS ChromeBox blends efficiency with formidable hardware. Google’s Chrome OS promises speed with constant updates in security, supported with a wide variety of applications. This little box is powered by an Intel Core-i7 processor for speed, further complimented with 4GB of RAM and 16GB of SSD storage. The ASUS ChromeBox is priced at SRP P49,099.00; availability to be announced.

Author

Irwin Allen Rivera

Irwin Allen Rivera loves his wife's cooking so much he's now twice the man he used to be. His English essay won a Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Award for Literature in 2012. His philosophical-horror story appeared in Philippine Speculative Fiction 8 (2013). He was managing editor and lead writer of Sites and Symbols 2 (2005), a coffee-table book about buildings in UP Diliman - his alma mater (BA Philosophy; MA Creative Writing continuing). He worked at the UP Diliman Information Office before shifting to web content writing. His sudden fiction, "Notwithstanding Pigs," initially a Friendster testimonial, appeared in Philippines Graphic (2006) and in Very Short Stories for Harried Readers (2007). He used to write for www.technoodling.net.